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Sport, properly directed, develops character, makes a person courageous, a generous loser, and a gracious victor; it refines the senses, gives intellectual penetration, and steels the will to endurance. It is not merely a physical development then. Sport, rightly understood, is an occupation of the whole person, and while perfecting the body as an instrument of the mind, it also makes the mind itself a more refined instrument for the search and communication of truth…. ↗

— Pope Pius XII

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People have within their own hands the tools to fashion their own destiny. ↗

— Murray D. Lincoln

#inspirational #business

Somebody must trespass on the taboos of modern nationalism, in the interests of human reason. Business can't. Diplomacy won't. It has to be people like us. ↗

— Robert Byron

#nationalism #reason #taboos #business

Even when you don't see Him working, He's busy working on your behalf. Forever grateful for God's grace! ↗

— Yvonne Pierre

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I'm not in the redemption business ↗

— Larry Correia

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The true start-up of a business is what happens before you start-up. ↗

— Michael E. Gerber

#entrepreneurship #inspirational #business

There is no question that I am the only thing standing between these animals and the business practices of August and Uncle Al, and what my father would do--what my father would want me to do--is look after them, and I am filled with that absolute and unwavering conviction. No matter what I did last night, I cannot leave these animals. I am their shepherd, their protector. ↗

— Sara Gruen

#inspirational #business

You can't do traditional work at a modern pace. Traditional work has traditional rhythms. You need calm. You can be busy, but you must remain calm. ↗

— Bill Buford

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Do an evening review at the end of the day to reflect on what went well, and what you'd do differently next time. ↗

— Marilyn Suttle

#inspiration #motvational #success #business

It is one of my sources of happiness never to desire a knowledge of other people's business. ↗

— Dolley Payne Madison

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